--- title: "Temu vs Trade Me: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?" description: "Which is more popular in search, Temu or Trade Me? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the online retailers and marketplaces set in New Zealand. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time." canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/temu-vs-trade-me" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Temu vs Trade Me: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand? Which is more popular in search, Temu or Trade Me? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the online retailers and marketplaces set in New Zealand. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time. ## Key facts - **Compared**: Temu and Trade Me - **Competitive set**: online retailers and marketplaces - **Market**: New Zealand - **Month measured**: Aug 2026 - **Temu Share of Search**: 10.9% - **Trade Me Share of Search**: 56.7% ## Which is more popular in search, Temu or Trade Me? - In August 2026, Trade Me had more branded searches than Temu among online retailers and marketplaces in New Zealand. Trade Me was estimated to have 2M branded searches compared to Temu’s 381K, and held a 56.7% Share of Search versus Temu’s 10.9%. - Trade Me was ahead of Temu in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Temu’s estimated Share of Search among online retailers and marketplaces in New Zealand moved from 13.5% to 10.9%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 505K to 381K. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Trade Me’s estimated Share of Search among online retailers and marketplaces in New Zealand moved from 53.6% to 56.7%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 2M. ## How did search popularity change for New Zealand online retailers and marketplaces in August 2026? - In August 2026, Trade Me gained estimated Share of Search among online retailers and marketplaces in New Zealand, from 53.3% to 56.7%. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Temu in New Zealand fell 24.5% over 11 measured months, from 505K to 381K in August 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Temu estimated searches | Temu Share of Search | Temu rank | Trade Me estimated searches | Trade Me Share of Search | Trade Me rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 505K | 13.5% | 2 | 2M | 53.6% | 1 | | Nov 2025 | 505K | 13.3% | 2 | 2M | 52.3% | 1 | | Dec 2025 | 359K | 11.2% | 2 | 1.7M | 51.6% | 1 | | Jan 2026 | 415K | 11.7% | 2 | 2M | 56.3% | 1 | | Feb 2026 | 395K | 13.2% | 2 | 1.6M | 54.8% | 1 | | Mar 2026 | 396K | 11.5% | 2 | 2M | 57.2% | 1 | | Apr 2026 | 397K | 12.7% | 2 | 1.6M | 52.7% | 1 | | May 2026 | 397K | 11.5% | 2 | 2M | 57.3% | 1 | | Jun 2026 | 383K | 12.2% | 2 | 1.6M | 51.7% | 1 | | Jul 2026 | 324K | 10.7% | 2 | 1.6M | 53.3% | 1 | | Aug 2026 | 381K | 10.9% | 2 | 2M | 56.7% | 1 | | Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Temu’s and Trade Me’s names. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brands is growing, holding steady, or fading. - **Temu**: Measured on the search terms “Temu”, “temu australia”, “temu clothes”, “temu clothing”, “temu com”, “temu legos”, “temu new zealand”, “temu nz”, “temu nz online shopping”, “temu online”, “temu online shopping”, “temu online shopping nz”, “temu sale”, “temu shoes”, “temu shopping”, “temu shopping online”, “temu shopping website”, “temu store”, “temu web”, “temu website”, “temu women clothing”, “temu women's clothes”, “temu women's clothing”, “temu womens clothes”, “temu womens clothing”, “temushoes”, “www temu” and “www temu com”, summed into one figure. - **Trade Me**: Measured on the search terms “Trade Me”, “trade me auction”, “trade me auctions”, “trade me co nz”, “trade me listings”, “trade me marketplace”, “trade me new zealand”, “trade me nz”, “trade me search”, “trade me zealand”, “trademe”, “trademe co nz”, “trademe nz” and “www trade me”, summed into one figure. - [Temu profile](/demand/nz/brands/temu) - [Trade Me profile](/demand/nz/brands/trade-me) - [All online retailers and marketplaces in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-online-retailers-and-marketplaces): The set both shares are measured inside, 8 brands. ## Methodology - [How is branded search demand measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused. ## Frequently asked questions ### Which is more popular in search, Temu or Trade Me? In August 2026, Trade Me had more branded searches than Temu among online retailers and marketplaces in New Zealand. Trade Me was estimated to have 2M branded searches compared to Temu’s 381K, and held a 56.7% Share of Search versus Temu’s 10.9%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Temu vs Trade Me: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/temu-vs-trade-me This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/temu-vs-trade-me. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.